Sex offender and former 'Silly the Clown' act released to Waukesha

A sex offender who once performed as "Silly the Clown" moved to Waukesha on Tuesday after serving a six-year prison term for a 2007 felony sexual assault.

Ronald E. Schroeder, 44, sexually assaulted and took pictures of his ex-girlfriend after she passed out from drinking, according to a release from the Waukesha police. Investigators found nude photos of the woman on his computer after she reported to police that Schroeder injured her during a domestic dispute. She had met Schroeder when she was 19 and moved in with him.

He was tried and sentenced in 2008 after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault and dozens of counts of capturing a nude image.

The life registrant with the sex offender registry will live at 1356 E. Moreland Blvd. Police emphasized that Schroeder is not wanted by police, and that threats, intimidation or harassment of sex offenders isn't tolerated.

Before his imprisonment, Schroeder was suspected in the 1991 death of his infant daughter and the abuse of another daughter in 2005. Criminal charges were never filed.

He used to perform around southeastern Wisconsin as a professional clown.